Chicken Fricassee Chef Gosselin Style
Chicken Fricassee is usually chicken in a thick white sauce…. but in my family, Mom made it as Grandma made it and they used a tomato sauce base. It is very good. Here is a quote from my… Read More
Category: Entrees
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore is such an easy preparation experience with such wonderful flavor and texture that I do not know why it is not a standard on restaurant menus any longer. I grew up with this dish and my… Read More
Chicken Marsala
I worked for several years at a Saratoga Springs restaurant called Joe Collins Italian American Restaurant. We made a delicious Chicken Marsala and I have made that menu item ever since in the exact formula. I will share… Read More
Is Lasagna Ever Perfect?
Lasagna is an Italian pasta noodle casserole thingie, invented and published in the Middle Ages. It has special noodle (lasagna noodles), cheeses and meat (or no meat) and veggies and sauce (which can be interpreted by you). You… Read More
Ukrainian Halushka
I have read many concepts of this awesome old world Slavic dish called “halushka”. In my planet, as taught by my Grandma Shpak, the dish is a basic bow tie noodle dish with buttery sauteed onion and cottage… Read More
Smoked Macaroni and Cheese
I have a small home smoker that offers some cooking pleasure throughout the year. The Mrs requests some smoked macaroni and cheese. I have been playing around with the smoking technique and have a decent handle on how to get… Read More
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
I have deep roots in Ukrainian cooking. My mom, Mildred Shpak Gosselin, was born in the US from two Ukrainian immigrants. Grandma could hardly speak English and Grandpa was well versed. They lived in NYC their whole lives… Read More